On November 6, he was appointed, in the Council of Ministers, vice-president of the High Council for Territorial Support and Evaluation. What the person concerned translates by the formula: “I am going to be an evaluator prefect”. But the memory he will leave in Périgord is rather that of a “facilitator prefect”, as underlined by the president of the Departmental Council, Germinal Peiro. He praised the “rigorous and calm manner” and “the sense of listening” of Jean-Sébastien Lamontagne, which made it possible “to reconnect the threads of trust between the State services and the Department” .
Beynac, “the red thread”
“Listen”, “consult”, “explain to better convince”: it is in fact on his method that the prefect placed emphasis to describe these three years of action, “to the day”, during which he is remained available and listened, until the end, to those who expressed their concerns, particularly farmers.
However, he recalled “the strong moments experienced together”. The best, like the passing of the Olympic flame, the editions of Terre en fête with the Young Farmers, the inaugurations… So many events which reveal “what is moving forward. It’s not all bad.” But also bad ones like natural disasters, like the hail storms of June 2022, in Ribéracois, or avian flu. For the rest, “I tried to unblock certain files”, he said, by favoring “consultation”.
Of course, Beynac's file has not been overlooked: “The common thread” of these three years. “I listened a lot, heard all points of view. I went on site several times, I legally analyzed what needed to be done, requested technical studies in order to assess the regularity of the new project. » Conclusion: “I am satisfied to have been able to successfully complete this instruction. I made a decision that I fully accept and I remind those who doubt it that I have not undermined the authority of res judicata since the last word will fall to the administrative judge, if it is seized. , as it should be in a state governed by law.”
